Matthæus 17
1 Og seks Dage derefter tager Jesus Peter og Jakob og hans Broder Johannes med sig og fører dem afsides op paa et højt Bjerg.
A week after Jesus [said that], he took Peter, James, and John, the [younger] brother of James, and led them up a high mountain where they were away from other people.
2 Og han blev forvandlet for deres Øjne, og hans Aasyn skinnede som Solen, men hans Klæder bleve hvide som Lyset.
[While they were there, the three disciples] saw that Jesus’ appearance was changed. His face shone like the sun, and his clothing [shone and] became as brilliant as light.
3 Og se, Moses og Elias viste sig for dem og samtalede med ham.
Suddenly Moses and Elijah, [who were important prophets many years ago], appeared and started talking with him.
4 Da tog Peter til Orde og sagde til Jesus: „Herre! det er godt, at vi ere her; vil du, da lader os gøre tre Hytter her, dig en og Moses en og Elias en.‟
Peter [saw them and] said to Jesus, “Lord, it is wonderful for us to be here! If you want [me to], I will make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5 Medens han endnu talte, se, da overskyggede en lysende Sky dem; og se, der kom fra Skyen en Røst, som sagde: „Denne er min Søn, den elskede, i hvem jeg har Velbehag; hører ham!‟
While Peter was speaking, a bright cloud [appeared and] covered them. [They heard God] speaking [about Jesus from] inside the cloud. He said [to them], “This is my Son. I love him. He pleases me very much. [So] you must listen to him!”
6 Og da Disciplene hørte det, faldt de paa deres Ansigt og frygtede saare.
When the three disciples heard [God speaking], they were terrified. [As a result], they fell prostrate on the ground.
7 Og Jesus traadte hen og rørte ved dem og sagde: „Staar op, og frygter ikke!‟
But Jesus went to them and touched them [and] said [to them], “Stand up! Do not be afraid any more!”
8 Men da de opløftede deres Øjne, saa de ingen uden Jesus alene.
And when they looked up [MTY], they saw that Jesus was the only one [who was still there].
9 Og da de gik ned fra Bjerget, bød Jesus dem og sagde: „Taler ikke til nogen om dette Syn, førend Menneskesønnen er oprejst fra de døde.‟
When they were walking down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone what you saw [on the mountain top] until [God has caused me], the one who has come from heaven, to become alive again after I die.”
10 Og hans Disciple spurgte ham og sagde: „Hvad er det da, de skriftkloge sige, at Elias bør først komme?‟
[Those three disciples had just seen Elijah and he did not do anything to prepare people for the coming of the Messiah], so they asked Jesus, “If [what you say is true], why do the men who teach the [Jewish] laws say that it is necessary for Elijah to come [back to earth] before [the Messiah comes]?”
11 Og han svarede og sagde: „Vel kommer Elias og skal genoprette alting.
Jesus answered [them], “It is true that [God promised that] Elijah would come to prepare many [HYP] [people for the Messiah’s coming].
12 Men jeg siger eder, at Elias er allerede kommen, og de erkendte ham ikke, men gjorde med ham alt, hvad de vilde; saaledes skal ogsaa Menneskesønnen lide ondt af dem.‟
But note this: Elijah’s [representative] has already come, [and our leaders have seen him], but they did not recognize him [as the one who would come before the Messiah]. Instead, they treated him [badly], just like they desired. And those same rulers will soon treat [me], the one who came from heaven, in the same manner.”
13 Da forstode Disciplene, at han havde talt til dem om Johannes Døberen.
Then the three disciples understood that [when he was talking about Elijah], he was referring to John the Baptizer.
14 Og da de kom til Folkeskaren, kom en Mand til ham og faldt paa Knæ for ham og sagde:
When [Jesus and the three disciples] returned to the [rest of us disciples] and to the crowd [that had gathered], a man approached Jesus and knelt before him.
15 „Herre! forbarm dig over min Søn, thi han er maanesyg og lidende; thi han falder ofte i Ild og ofte i Vand;
He said [to him], “Sir/Lord, have mercy on my son and [heal him]! He has epilepsy and suffers very much. [Because of this illness], he has fallen in the fire and in the water many times.
16 og jeg bragte ham til dine Disciple, og de kunde ikke helbrede ham.‟
I brought him to your disciples [in order that they might heal him], but they were not able to heal him.”
17 Og Jesus svarede og sagde: „O du vantro og forvendte Slægt! hvor længe skal jeg være hos eder, hvor længe skal jeg taale eder? Bringer mig ham hid!‟
Jesus responded [by saying to everyone who had gathered there], “[You who have seen how I help people] do not believe [that you can do anything! Your minds] are distorted! How long do I have to be with you [before you] are [able to do what I do] [RHQ]? How long [do] I have to endure your [not believing] [RHQ]? Bring the boy here to me!”
18 Og Jesus talte ham haardt til, og den onde Aand for ud af ham, og Drengen blev helbredet fra samme Time.
When [they brought the boy to Jesus], Jesus rebuked the demon [that was causing the epilepsy]. [As a result], the demon came out of the boy, and right then the boy was healed.
19 Da gik Disciplene til Jesus afsides og sagde: „Hvorfor kunde vi ikke uddrive den?‟
[Later, some of us] disciples approached Jesus. We asked him privately, “Why were we [(exc)] not able to expel the demon?”
20 Og han siger til dem: „For eders Vantros Skyld; thi sandelig, siger jeg eder, dersom I have Tro som et Sennepskorn, da kunne I sige til dette Bjerg: Flyt dig herfra derhen, saa skal det flytte sig; og intet skal være eder umuligt.
He answered us, “It is because you did not believe very much [in God’s power]. Think about this: Mustard seeds [are very small, but in this area they grow and produce large] [MET] [plants]. [Similarly], if your faith grows until you truly believe [that God will do what you ask him to], you will be able to do anything [LIT]! You [could even] say to this hill, ‘Move from here to there!’ and it would go [where you told it to go].”
21 Men denne Slags farer ikke ud uden ved Bøn og Faste.‟
22 Og medens de vandrede sammen i Galilæa, sagde Jesus til dem: „Menneskesønnen skal overgives i Menneskers Hænder;
When [we disciples] had gathered together in Galilee [district], Jesus said to us, “[I], the one who came from heaven, will soon be handed over {[Someone] will soon hand me, the one who came from heaven, over} to the authorities [SYN].
23 og de skulle slaa ham ihjel, og paa den tredje Dag skal han oprejses.‟ Og de bleve saare bedrøvede.
They will kill me. But [God] will cause me to become alive again on the third day [after I am killed].” [When we heard that], we became very sad.
24 Men da de kom til Kapernaum, kom de, som opkrævede Tempelskatten, til Peter og sagde: „Betaler eders Mester ikke Skatten?‟
When we came to Capernaum [city], the men who collect taxes [for the Temple approached Peter and said to him], “Your teacher pays the [Temple tax], does he not?”
25 Han sagde: „Jo.‟ Og da han kom ind i Huset, kom Jesus ham i Forkøbet og sagde: „Hvad tykkes dig, Simon? Af hvem tage Jordens Konger Told eller Skat, af deres egne Sønner eller af de fremmede?‟
He answered [them], “Yes, [he does pay it].” When we came into the house [where Jesus was saying], [before Peter began to talk about paying taxes], Jesus said [to him], “Simon, from whom do you think rulers collect revenue or taxes? [Do they collect taxes] from the citizens of their own [country], or from citizens of countries [they have conquered]?”
26 Og da han sagde: „Af de fremmede, ‟ sagde Jesus til ham: „Saa ere jo Sønnerne frie.
Peter answered [him], “From [citizens of] other [countries].” Then Jesus said to him, “So citizens of their own [country] do not need to [pay taxes].
27 Men for at vi ikke skulle forarge dem, saa gaa hen til Søen, kast en Krog ud, og tag den første Fisk, som kommer op; og naar du aabner dens Mund, skal du finde en Stater; tag denne, og giv dem den for mig og dig!‟
But [even though the Temple is mine, pay the tax for us so that the Temple tax collectors will not become angry with us. In order to get the money to pay it], go to the lake. Cast your [fish line and] hook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a silver coin [that is worth enough to pay the tax] for you and me. Take that coin and give [it] to the Temple tax collectors.”
